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WorksheetsQuizizz #9 - Cartwright
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The U.S. War with Mexico began…
when Mexico made its famous “54º 40' or Fight!” declaration.
shortly before the American victory at the Alamo.
six weeks after the unauthorized signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
soon after President Polk ordered American troops onto disputed territory.
In 1846, the British government in Oregon began granting large parcels of land to American empresarios who promised to abide by British laws and customs.
True
False
The rallying cry "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" referred to which territory?
New Mexico
Oregon
Texas
California
As Anglo Americans came into increased contact with non-white people in the West, the notion of sharing the fruits of democracy diminished in the face of American arrogance and a belief in their own racial superiority.
True
False
Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1819.
True
False
Manifest Destiny was based, in part, on…
a book written by Brigham Young.
the political platform of the Whig party.
the belief that God had chosen Anglo Americans to expand westward across the continent.
the desire to drive France out of North America.
Mexico’s defeat in the Texas war for independence resulted in second-class social, political, and economic status for most Tejanos ~ even if they had supported Texas independence.
True
False
The Democrats nominated Henry Clay in the election of 1844 primarily because he endorsed Texas annexation.
True
False
Which of the following states existed for nearly a decade as an independent republic prior to its admission to the Union?
Colorado
New Mexico
California
Texas
A highly visible group of intellectuals, clergymen, pacifists, abolitionists, and politicians denounced the U.S. War with Mexico as an act of brutal aggression.
True
False
